The Light That Failed — Rudyard Kipling
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1897. Printed at the renowned De Vinne Press.
Volume IX of The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling.
• Original red cloth, gilt border and spine, gilt elephant & swastika medallion on cover.
• Title page with additional red elephant emblem.
• Frontispiece illustration “Maisie.”
• Printed on custom paper watermarked “R.K.” throughout the volume.
• De Vinne Press production, known for its fine presswork.
• Octavo, gilt bright, binding sound, light shelfwear/toning as shown.
A desirable early U.S. edition of Kipling, produced to a higher standard than ordinary copies, with both the iconic elephant binding and custom “R.K.” watermarked paper.
Antique book, rare, scarce
The Light That Failed — Rudyard Kipling
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1897. Printed at the renowned De Vinne Press.
Volume IX of The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling.
• Original red cloth, gilt border and spine, gilt elephant & swastika medallion on cover.
• Title page with additional red elephant emblem.
• Frontispiece illustration “Maisie.”
• Printed on custom paper watermarked “R.K.” throughout the volume.
• De Vinne Press production, known for its fine presswork.
• Octavo, gilt bright, binding sound, light shelfwear/toning as shown.
A desirable early U.S. edition of Kipling, produced to a higher standard than ordinary copies, with both the iconic elephant binding and custom “R.K.” watermarked paper.
Antique book, rare, scarce
